The Bad Plus

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“… jazz purists tremble while the vanguard flocks.” — Billboard

“With the most distinctive sound of any three-­piece outfit since Nirvana, The Bad Plus again demonstrate vitality few bands—­­rock, jazz, or whatever—­­can match.”— Amplifer

For the past ten years The Bad Plus — Reid Anderson, Ethan Iverson and David King — have broken down the walls of jazz convention and created an uncompromising body of work. Few jazz groups in recent memory have amassed such acclaim, and few have inspired such controversy. Their belief in the band ethos and their personal brand of avant-garde populism have put them at the forefront of a new instrumental music movement, drawing audiences both traditional and mainstream. While the bulk of their output has been original music, they have deconstructed songs in the pop, rock as well as the country and classical music idioms.